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                        Academy CH-53

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                        PontiacRich
                        • Member since
                          July 2005
                        • From: Maine
                        Academy CH-53
                        Posted by PontiacRich on Monday, January 25, 2010 3:51 PM

                        Hey folks,

                        I just scored the 1:48 Academy CH-53(US Marines) on ebay for $31! Big Smile  I'm wondering what detail sets are available for this kit, and of those, what would be considered "must have" vs. "nice to have"?  Also, if it builds just fine by itself, let me know that as well!  I'm unemployed and spending needs to be kept small!

                        Thanks all!

                        Rich - "And when the Band you're in starts playing different tunes, I'll see you on the Dark Side of the Moon" - Pink Floyd

                        FREDDOM

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                        HawkeyeHobbies
                        • Member since
                          August 2006
                        • From: Neenah, WI
                        Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Monday, January 25, 2010 4:47 PM

                        Eduard produces some nice stuff for it. I scored mine at Sprue Brothers. Just do a search on CH-53. Which reminds me, yet another project to get cracking on again.

                        Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

                        http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

                         

                         

                        "Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

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                        PontiacRich
                        • Member since
                          July 2005
                        • From: Maine
                        Posted by PontiacRich on Monday, January 25, 2010 9:47 PM

                        Thanks Hawk!

                        I think I'm thinking of getting the cockpit instrument set and the masks.  I'd like to get the exterior set as well, but I've got money issues.  Do you know how good the kit screens are?

                        Thanks again!

                        Rich - "And when the Band you're in starts playing different tunes, I'll see you on the Dark Side of the Moon" - Pink Floyd

                        FREDDOM

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                        paintsniffer
                        • Member since
                          January 2009
                        • From: San Antonio
                        Posted by paintsniffer on Friday, January 29, 2010 6:20 AM

                        The kit instrument panel is pretty good.. Raised detail, and it looks accurate. I think there is even a decal on the sheet for it. If you are going to skimp anywhere skimp there on aftermarket.

                         

                        I would get the masks though.. The nose glass would be a pain to mask by hand.

                        Excuse me.. Is that an Uzi?

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